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Billy the Kid

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  • How did his family die?
    A bomb landed on their house.
  • What is Billy doing in the park throughout this story?
    Refereeing a football match.
    Remembering and thinking about his past life.
    Playing with Sam.
    Playing football.
  • What job did Billy do in the army?
    Pilot
    Navy captain
    Medic
    Chef
  • Where did Billy move to after he had a stroke?
    The hospital for footballers.
    The Royal Hospital for Chelsea Pensioners
    The Royal Hospital for soliders.
    The hospital for army medics.
  • Which football team did Billy support?
    Chelsea
  • Who is the main character in the story?
    Billy
  • When did World War 2 break out?
    1937
    1939
    1938
    1936
  • Why did Billy's father die?
    Because he got gas in his lungs in the trenches during World War 1.
  • Why does Billy's life go downhill?
    Because he has lots of bad experiences, including his family dying, so he became depressed and an alcoholic.
  • Who was Billy's friend in the army?
    Emmy
    Joe
    Robbie
    Mr. Osborne
  • Why was Maddy furious with Billy?
    Because he went to Sam's school while he was drunk.
  • Who helped Billy to improve his life after he had become an alcoholic?
    Maddy
    Mr. Osborne
    Robbie
    Hisfather
  • How many years was Billy homeless for?
    10
    20
    15
    12
  • Who is the author of the book?
    Michael Morpurgo
  • What illness happened to Billy near the end?
    Heart attack
    Stroke
    Pneumonia
    Cancer
  • In which country did Billy spend over 2 years in a prison camp?
    France
    Germany
    Italy
    Egypt
  • Why did Billy feel guilty when Lucia was killed?
    Because the soldiers found his jacket and that gave them the clue that Lucia had been helping Billy and Robbie to hide.
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